Fresh Prince of Antarctica: Will Smith to travel pole-to-pole for new Disney+ show
The 26,000-mile trek will be filmed over 100 days
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Oscar-nominated, Grammy-winning actor Will Smith is set to trek from the South Pole to the North Pole this year, for a travel documentary that will stream on Disney+.
Pole to Pole, produced by National Geographic, will see the Men In Black and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star make the 26,000-mile trek from the South Pole to the North Pole with a team and camera crew.
According to Disney+, the team will cover all of earth’s biomes (polar ice, desert, jungle, mountain, savannah and swamp) and stop at several communities along the way, as well as capturing footage of Antarctica and the Arctic.
Smith and crew will “experience firsthand what it is like to live in some of the most amazing and extreme landscapes on the planet”, says a release from the streaming giant.
It will be filmed over 100 days, and no air date or premiere have been announced as yet.
Pole to Pole will be Smith’s third travel series for the adventure brand, following 2018’s One Strange Rock and 2021’s Welcome to Earth.
The actor this week received his first Oscar nomination in 15 years, for King Richard, the 2021 film about Serena and Venus Williams’ upbringing by their father, Richard Williams.
National Geographic also announced starry documentary projects with James Cameron, Jon Favreau and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Director Jon Favreau will helm Lion, a documentary project that follows a single pride of lions for four years, longer than ever before; while James Cameron directs wildlife documentaries Secrets of the Elephants and Secrets of the Octopus.
Cumberbatch will narrate Super/Natural, a show following “the secret powers and super-senses of the world’s most extraordinary animals.”
Meanwhile, magician David Blaine has an upcoming Disney+ documentary called Beyond Belief , where he’ll travel the world exploring cultures with a history and heritage of supposedly magical rituals or beliefs.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments